The Senate hammered out a late-night deal to avert air traffic delays because self-interest kicked in, Sen. Joe Manchin said on Friday.

“I think basically Thursday night might be the key for us passing things because everybody wants to go home,” the West Virginia Democrat cracked on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends.” “They’re on planes and trains trying to get home and they will agree to anything. And this should have been avoided a long time ago.”

Manchin went on to slam the implementation of sequestration. His comments came the morning after the Senate agreed to get rid of furloughs of air traffic controllers in the face of mounting flight delays. The House is expected to examine the bill on Friday.